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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1131 Collections and/or Records:

Lekce Velkeho A: Konkretni a Vizualni Poezie 1962-1993 / Ovcacek, Eduard ; Valoch J., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-28167-29330
Scope and Contents

This book consists of examples of Ovcacek's typewriter, letraset, and stencilled letter works done between 1962-1993 along with critical essays in the Czech language. Jiri Valoch contributed an introductory essay. Ovacek's typewriter poetry marks him as one of the foremost contributors to this style of concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Les Cercles de Fees, 1984

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-18704-19077
Scope and Contents

The number 84 was typed repetitively to achieve the desired visual effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letraset, 2010

 Item — Box 331: [Barcode: 31858072490976]
Identifier: CC-50821-71899
Scope and Contents

This publication depicts Beaulieu's letraset collages including Untitled (2010), a work held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Letter Cube, 1975

 Item — Box 178: [Barcode: 31858072459468]
Identifier: CC-52478-73605
Scope and Contents

A single large letter is collaged onto one of the six surfaces of the cube, e.g., L,W, E , F, U, and R but they do not form a word in any adjacent sequence. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Letter to David Harris (dwh), re: sending stamps: [wrote you a lettre asking if you had or could save any stamps...], 1966

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60629-55613
Scope and Contents

levy discusses stamp collecting and asks for article about concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Letter to Dawid V Harrass (David Harris), re: manuscript submission: [new mq out in a week...], 1967

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-60632-55619
Scope and Contents

The letter deals with a manuscript submitted for publication to david w harris entitled, "The Incense Box" that apparently remained unpublished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Eugen Gomringer] , 1971

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22317-22740
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns S. Bann's gift to E. Gomringer of four cards of his work which are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Letter to Jacob Leed, re: Paris Review: [just heard Paris Review is doing a concrete issue...], 1968

 Item — Box 618: [Barcode: 31858072461035]
Identifier: CC-07339-7483
Scope and Contents

levy wrutes about contributions of concrete poetry being solicited for a forthcoming issue of Paris Review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Letter to John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22275-22697
Scope and Contents

Bann discusses Furnival organizing transportation of "Clyne" constructions, vowel screens, three columns, Ed Wright's "Four Sails" glass, "Ajar" wooden construction, "Ark/Arc" in plastic...[and] column with "Wave/Wave" to Nottingham, and the possibility of using Mayer's "Ampersands" for a wall or outdoor display. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter To John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22418-22842
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns setting up, transporting and caring for Furnival's work at the first Brighton Festival as well as asking for an indication of the arrangement of Furnival's panels and whether Houedard could associate with the project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22313-22736
Scope and Contents

Bann reports damage to the screen of Furnival's installation at the Brighton Festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22314-22737
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses catalogue and guide for the Brighton Festival exhibition; asks whether Furnival is in possession of "Arc/Ark" piece and whether Furnival's "Ajar" piece is "still in an exhibition-worthy state." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to John Furnival], 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-23925-24373
Scope and Contents

Bann thanks Furnival for typographical material and requests use of two designs in the Alan Ross anthology. Bann asks that Furnival consider an outdoor rather than an indoor site for his installation at the Brighton Festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letters and Numbers], 1986

 Item — Folder 80: [Barcode: 31858072538394]
Identifier: CC-20834-21242
Scope and Contents

The drawing on a heavy brown paper utilizes a grid of graphite inscribed squares that are filled in a random fashion with vividly painted letters and numbers. The latter appeared to have been laid out with a stencil and encompassed one to three square constellations. The attachment of meaning to the letters, numbers, and their lay-out is not readily apparent. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Letters Patterns Structures, 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-50431-71499
Scope and Contents

This is a "proof copy" of the book according to Topel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Letters to the Great Dead: Dom Sylvester Houedard 1924-92 RIP / Furnival, John., 1996

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-28593-29882
Scope and Contents

This print depicts a photographic portrait of Houedard along with the famous Haiku he translated from Bashu, "frog, pond, plop." It is depicted on page 140 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996